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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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